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DIFF Subgroup
F01C 1/10

of internal-axis type with the outer member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents, e.g. rollers, than the inner member

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Rotary-piston machines or engines > of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing > of internal-axis type with the outer member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents, e.g. rollers, than the inner member

CPC:

Rotary-piston machines or engines (with axes of co-operating members non parallel F01C3/00; with the working-chamber walls at least partly resiliently deformable F01C5/00; with fluid ring or the like F01C7/00; rotary-piston machines or engines in which the working fluid is exclusively displaced by, or exclusively displaces, one or more reciprocating pistons F01B13/00) > of intermeshing engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co- operating members similar to that of toothed gearing > of internal-axis type with the outer member having more teeth or tooth-equivalents, e.g. rollers, than the inner member

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • F01C 1/101 CPC only CPC only
  • F01C 1/102 CPC only CPC only
  • F01C 1/103 CPC only CPC only
  • F01C 1/107 with helical teeth since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F01C 1/113 the inner member carrying rollers intermeshing with the outer member since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 8,496
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 7,291
  3. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 5,503
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,556
  5. SIEMENS DE 3,992
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 3,929
  7. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,534
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,407
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,042
  10. WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 2,888

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 9,989
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 8,110
  3. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 6,248
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,530
  5. SIEMENS DE 4,461
  6. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,029
  7. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,947
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,734
  9. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 3,415
  10. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 3,063